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An 18-year-old Chinese university student who lost her grandmother—her last living relative—has declined additional donations, asking villagers to support others facing greater hardship instead.
A landslide in Chongqing, China on July 17 has claimed 51 lives with 10 people still missing. Authorities have evacuated 1,100 residents as rescue operations continue in and around the Wujiang River.
A 69-year-old former village official in central China has been recognised as a national hero after sustaining severe facial injuries while subduing an attacker threatening a woman's life. Despite losing most of his nose, Zeng Fanlin held the aggressor until police arrived.
Taiwan will intentionally slow mobile internet speeds across central and northern regions in August to familiarize the public with communication alternatives during emergencies, marking the first such civil defence exercise.
China has summoned the Philippine ambassador after a clash involving the China Coast Guard at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, drawing swift condemnation from the United States and allied nations.
Ouyang Weimin, ex-president of China Development Bank, is under investigation by Beijing's top anti-corruption watchdogs for serious violations of party discipline and law, marking the latest development in Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-graft drive.
Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee has recounted a serious on-set mishap from 2018 when she fell off a moving truck in China and struck her head, sharing footage and reflections on the accident on social media.
A Chinese court has ruled that Molly Tea, a popular Shenzhen milk tea chain, infringed seven of Louis Vuitton's registered four-petal flower trademarks and must pay 10.3 million yuan (US$1.5mil) in damages.
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A 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Gaoxian County in China's Sichuan Province early Monday, leaving 13 people with minor injuries and prompting authorities to launch relief operations.
A Shanghai resident with a prior fraud conviction has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for deceiving lifelong friends out of 700,000 yuan by changing the lock on a vacant flat and falsely posing as its owner.